What did Brown Santa show up with today..

sipafz said:
Those were the days! Time spent on the boards and BMX trick bikes. Fond memories and still have some scars hanging around.
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I was doing dirt jumps when I was 4. Should’ve gone into bmx but was too expensive for my family. Can’t run bmx on a huffy. [emoji53]

Boards were cheaper but I was still part of the Veriflex crowd. Used to build ‘em up with used Independents and ‘Bones. I remember the Japan bearings were the shit.


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RCVRY said:
I was doing dirt jumps when I was 4. Should’ve gone into bmx but was too expensive for my family. Can’t run bmx on a huffy. [emoji53]

Boards were cheaper but I was still part of the Veriflex crowd. Used to build ‘em up with used Independents and ‘Bones. I remember the Japan bearings were the shit.


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Since we’re reminiscing, I was lucky and worked at a bike / skate shop from age 14 to 17. While I purchased an awesome BMX bike prior to my employment (Hutch Trickstar) I was able to get my hands on many different boards during those years. I started out in the Vision camp with a “Gator” Mark Rogowski (I think that guy ended up killing his girlfriend or something) and ended up being a big fan of Christian Hosoi. I had a half dozen of his boards over those years. Tracker were my favorite trucks although I did have gullwings on a few. Wheels depended on whether it was a street board or ramp. I had a lot of different wheels, hard for the ramps and soft for the street. If I remember right I had sealed GMN bearings, but toward the end I tried some SKF ceramics that were open and required constant lubrication.
 
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wjtstudios said:
I’ve had a couple of their newer tools fail recently. Not built the way they used to be.


2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
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my shitty cheap ass harbor freight special has seen 10x the abuse that piece of shit craftsman did. and Sears management wonders why they went bankrupt.
 
TheGrendel said:
my shitty cheap ass harbor freight special has seen 10x the abuse that piece of shit craftsman did. and Sears management wonders why they went bankrupt.
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LOL. Try using sear’s “lifetime” tool warranty. After standing in a checkout line for 20 minutes while some hapless register guy tries to upsell some schmoe buying a home gym while the line builds up behind you, you finally get your turn. At that point the guy takes your busted tool, turns around and pulls a barely better “rebuilt” tool from a junk drawer, and sends you on your way. Never again. 🤦🏻*♂️


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sipafz said:
Since we’re reminiscing, I was lucky and worked at a bike / skate shop from age 14 to 17. While I purchased an awesome BMX bike prior to my employment (Hutch Trickstar) I was able to get my hands on many different boards during those years. I started out in the Vision camp with a “Gator” Mark Rogowski (I think that guy ended up killing his girlfriend or something) and ended up being a big fan of Christian Hosoi. I had a half dozen of his boards over those years. Tracker were my favorite trucks although I did have gullwings on a few. Wheels depended on whether it was a street board or ramp. I had a lot of different wheels, hard for the ramps and soft for the street. If I remember right I had sealed GMN bearings, but toward the end I tried some SKF ceramics that were open and required constant lubrication.
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Hell I remember trying not to lose any ball bearings..:cheesy:
 
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